Big Joanie - Back Home (Yellow LP Vinyl)

Formed in the heart of London’s DIY punk scene, Big Joanie (featuring guitarist Stephanie Phillips, bassist Estella Adeyeri, and drummer Chardine Taylor-Stone) are a Black feminist punk band whose passionate live shows and moreish blend of nineties riot grrrl and synth-heavy post punk, have seen them steadily rise to become one of the most championed bands of the current era. Back Home is a dramatic leap forward for the band; the band build on their tightly knit, lo-fi punk formula to bring forth a collage of blazing guitars, down tempo dance punk, and melancholic strings that evoke the full depth of the band’s expansive art punk vision. The album’s strength lies in the band’s bold and varied new sound. Album opener ‘Cactus Tree’ is an eerie, gothic folk tale that tells the story of a woman waiting for her lover while a wall of euphoric harmonies and screaming feedback roll in the background.

A1 Cactus Tree
A2 Taut
A3 Confident Man
A4 What Are You Waiting For?
A5 In My Arms
A6 Your Words
A7 Count To Ten
B1 Happier Still
B2 Insecure
B3 Today
B4 I Will
B5 In My Arms (Reprise)
B6 Sainted